Thursday, June 9, 2016 5:55 PM Local Time
Hand #149: Eichhardt Wins the First Battle
Peter Eichhardt opens with a raise of 500,000. Aalvik calls, then announces a check in the dark.
"You're not going to bet in the dark like yesterday?" Eichhardt asks.
The flop comes . Eichhardt checks back.
On the turn, Aalvik leads with a bet of 725,000. Eichhardt counts out the call, then pushes it into the pot.
The river is the and Aalvik checks. Eichhardt announces a bet of 3,000,000 and pushes it into the pot. Aalvik tanks and thinks over the decision very intently, shuffling his chips through his fingers.
"This would be a very good bluff," Aalvik says. He thinks for several more minutes and finally tosses his cards into the muck, giving Eichhardt the first lead of heads-up play.